Invite pre-service teachers at your school to join the IEU

27th September, 2022

With many Pre-service Teachers (PSTs) on placement in schools at the moment it is timely to remind members that PSTs are eligible for IEU membership. PSTs can access our career advice, all of our Professional Learning Sessions and support with CV writing. And, they can …

Research-Study: Improving School Experience for Girls with Early Onset Menstruation

27th September, 2022

Across the world, girls are experiencing their first period (menarche) earlier than ever before. In Australia, the current average age of the onset of menstruation is approximately 12.9 years, but around 12.4 per cent of girls will reach early menarche (before the age of 11). …

A holiday message from your health fund – Teachers Health

27th September, 2022

There are so many benefits to being a Teachers Health member! Healthy Lifestyle programs, Extras provider networks… the list goes on. So don’t miss out, find out what else you could be claiming for! Not a Teachers Health member? Now’s the perfect time to compare …

IEU marches in solidarity with Early Childhood Educators

27th September, 2022

On Wednesday 7 September the IEU joined in solidarity with the United Workers Union and over 200 Early Childhood workers at their #valueearlyeducators rally on the steps of Parliament House and then marched to Elder Park. Crowds gathered in cities across the country as more than 1,000 …

2022 IEU(SA) Executive Election Results

27th September, 2022

2022 Executive Election Results thus far– Stage 1   We have a change of Secretary and Deputy Secretary. After 7, three year terms, the current Secretary, Glen Seidel, will be retiring in 2023 and Deputy Secretary Tim Oosterbaan has been elected as Secretary in 2023. …

IEU to voice concerns of education workers at Jobs & Skills Summit

31st August, 2022

We need an economy based on well-paid and secure jobs The IEU welcomes the opportunity to participate in the Jobs and Skills Summit being held at Parliament House this week. These discussions have never been more important – real wages are falling at a time …

IEU attends Teacher Workforce Roundtable

31st August, 2022

The IEU were invited to Canberra early August to join federal Education Minister Jason Clare and federal Early Childhood Education Minister Anne Aly, along with Education Ministers from all states and territories, for a ‘Teacher Workforce Roundtable’, focused on tackling the nationwide teacher shortage. The …

Catholic EA 2022 – Survey

31st August, 2022

The wait for the replacement for the 2017 EA which nominally expired in July 2020 must, for some, seemed like waiting for Godot, but at least it did eventually arrive. Thousands of hours of negotiation and detailed redrafting of the whole document came to fruition …

PT5 or PT6 in Lutheran schools – what level should you be at?

31st August, 2022

Are you an experienced teacher working in Lutheran schools? Are you still at PT5 level when you could be at PT6 and do you know the difference? We can help you through the process of moving from PT5 to PT6, both with assessing if you …

Managing psychosocial hazards at work

31st August, 2022

Psychosocial hazards can cause psychological and physical harm. On average, work-related psychological injuries have longer recovery times, higher costs, and require more time away from work. Managing the risks associated with psychosocial hazards not only protects workers, it also decreases the disruption associated with staff …